YEREVAN, JULY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The forum "Joint Regional Film Production" held within the framework of the Golden Apricot (Voske Tsiran) international film festival on July 12 summed up the results: the film "Susa" of young Georgian film director Georgy Chalauri received the prize instituted by the Hubert Bals fund. It was awarded a diploma and a monetary prize of 5000 euros. The forum's second prize was given to Armenian film director Vardan Hovhannisian for his film "The Equilibrist." The prize of 5000 euros was given by the Armenian Cinema Center and the Golden Apricot Fund for Cinema Development. Susanna Haroutiunian, festival's Art Director, said that 30 films of directors representing the Azeri, Georgian, Turkish, Armenian, Russian, and other nations took part in the forum this year. The commission chose only 12 out of them. In S. Haroutiunian's words, the forum was held within the framework of the Directors Without Borders European program and has the goal to promote regional cooperation and peace through cinematography, as today cinema is the best "arms" for peace fight and establishment. This program has been founded on the ititiative of Persian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf.

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